Road closures, evacuations reported after Meiringspoort flood

Four adults and two children were airlifted to safety on Saturday by the Western Cape Department of Health EMS/AMS rescue helicopter, after they were stranded during a flash flood in Meiringspoort in the Western Cape, said Arrive Alive.

The Meiringspoort pass was closed on Saturday after heavy flooding.

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On Saturday night, Oudtshoorn Courant reported that the provincial traffic department’s Gerald Bekker said the river levels are being carefully monitored. Bekker added that as soon as the river levels subside, clean up crews will be dispatched to clear the road.

Updates to follow as more information is made available.

Parts of this article have been translated from Afrikaans by Nica Schreuder. 

(Compiled by Nica Schreuder)

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